BYLAW - Amend 5630 14 Reg Licensing Business Establishments - 20170627 - 599417The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 5994-17
Being a By -Law to amend By-law Number 5630-14, as amended,
to regulate licensing of business establishments.
Whereas section 151 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
provides that a municipality may license, regulate and govern any business, wholly or
partly carried on within the municipality, even if the business is being carried on from a
location outside the municipality;
And whereas the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora (the "Town")
considers it desirable and necessary to license, regulate and govern certain types of
businesses;
And whereas the Council of the Town enacted By-law Number 5630-14, as amended,
to regulate licensing of business establishments, on May 27, 2014;
And whereas Council for the Town deems it necessary and expedient to amend By-law
Number 5630-14, as amended, to regulate licensing of business establishments;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby
enacts as follows:
Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is hereby
amended by deleting subsection 8(a) and replacing with the following:
"(a) he/she/it provides, upon initial application and every License renewal and
at any time upon request by the Licensing Officer, in relation to the vehicle
subject to the Application, proof of vehicle registration with the MTO in the
form of a vehicle permit that is in good standing and in the name of:
(i) the Applicant or a person holding a valid Taxicab Driver License
employed by the Applicant to operate the vehicle as a Taxicab; or
(ii) in the case of a vehicle that is being leased, in the name of the
lessor in the vehicle portion and in the name of the Applicant, or a
person holding a valid Taxicab Driver License employed by the
Applicant to operate the vehicle as a Taxicab, in the plate portion of
the vehicle permit;"
2. Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is hereby
amended by deleting subsection 12(g) and replacing with the following:
"(g) he/she provides to the Licensing Officer, upon initial application, a Police
Vulnerable Sector Check to the sole satisfaction of the Licensing Officer
that is dated within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the initial
application;
(i) and upon License renewal to provide a Police Record Check that is
dated within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the renewal;
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(ii) and upon request, complete and file a declaration provided by the
Licensing Officer."
3. Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is hereby
amended by deleting section 52 and replacing with the following:
"52. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 51 of this Schedule, an Owner
may make a written request to the Licensing Officer for an extension that
would allow use of a model beyond the limit set out in section 51 of this
Schedule, provided that such vehicle is of a model year that is not older
than ten (10) years and the vehicle conforms in all other respects with the
requirements of this by-law. Upon such request by an Owner, the
Licensing Officer may grant such exception at his/her discretion if he/she
deems the vehicle to be suitable to continue to function as a Taxicab and
the vehicle is in compliance with this by-law and any other applicable law.
The Licensing Officer may require a safety standard certificate, along with
any other documentation deemed necessary, in order to assess the
condition of the vehicle and its suitability to function beyond the period set
out under section 51."
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 27th day of June, 2017
64a; Geoffrey Dawe, Mayor
Michael de Rond, Town Clerk